One of my favorite quotes from C. S. Lewis’ book, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is when Mr Beaver announces that “Aslan is on the move.” Aslan is the name of the Lion and represented a type of Jesus. When Mr Beaver declares that the Lion has begun to take decisive action, the story pivots with hope and anticipation of what that action might entail. This quote came to mind several times as we began to anticipate what the Lord was doing with our humble attempt to offer friendship and encouragement to fellow pastors in the Philippines.
Just a few weeks ago Jennifer and I returned from our short-term mission trip. Our ministry companions were Allyn and Emmy VanDyk. We were privileged to return with Emmy to her homeland, meet her family, and serve sister churches in Filinvest and Sto Tomas (Bethesda Bible Baptist Church) where Allyn has been asked to speak on numerous occassions. For Jennifer and me it was our first visit, but it didn’t take long to see that the Lord was up to something that we are excited to be a part of.
This is a video of our report to our church, Northeastern Baptist Church, (nbckz.com) upon our return. Please pray with us as we anticipate a return trip in February of 2026 to meet with pastors and their wives in the Philippines to provide the training in biblical counseling we offered when we were with them this February.